The ‘proactive’ team at Linklaters LLP provides ’pragmatic solutions and suggestions that are rooted in reality’. Nicola Rabson heads this practice, which frequently handles big-ticket employment litigation. In addition, it garners praise for its expertise in providing strategic advisory work, and advising on other areas such as workplace activism and culture. The group also excels in helping on the people-related aspects of large transactions, as well as advising on a whole host of diversity and inclusion issues. Sinead Casey has particular experience of working with clients on crisis management mandates, and is highly regarded for her handling of employment cases before the High Court and the Employment Tribunal. Nick Marshall, who is a solicitor advocate, was promoted to the partnership in May 2023. Marshall covers areas as diverse as whistleblowing and conduct investigations, as well as numerous reputationally sensitive cases. Emma Gray has a wealth of experience across advisory, contentious and transactional employment matters.
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‘Nick Marshall and Rachel Morgan made an excellent team in advising me on both employment law and regulatory matters. I really valued their calm advice, their good judgement and their directness. They were also a pleasure to work with.’
‘Nick Marshall's advice is straightforward, pragmatic and appropriately pitched for the audience. He acutely appreciates the pressures and commercial factors at play in many employment law decisions, and offers holistic advice that can be practically implemented.'
‘Impressive partners. Nicola Rabson - simply outstanding. Super smart. Super strategist. Great to work with. Sinead Casey and Nick Marshall - both excellent. Savvy and sensible.’
‘Commercial and usable advice with a spot-on regulatory understanding and context, all delivered in a thoughtful and human way. Great depth of expertise and an ability to call on regional and sector specialists.’
‘Nicola Rabson is a cut above. Thoughtful and forward-thinking. She identifies and solves problems before they happen.’
‘Linklaters have a strong bench from partner down to associates. The team is very diverse.’
‘Sinead Casey and her team are excellent and very responsive. They give commercial and practical advice.’
‘Magic Circle firm with much of the polish you'd expect, but the Linklaters employment team have people much more in tune with employee issues, culture, diversity and engagement outside of transactions.'
Key clients
- Capita plc
- DP World Limited
- IG Group Holdings Plc
- Reckitt Benckiser Group plc
- BP International Limited
- Three / CK Hutchison Group
Work highlights
- Advised Reckitt on its successful defence in the Employment Appeal Tribunal to an appeal by a former employee against an Employment Tribunal judgment.
- Advised on the sector-defining proposed merger of Three UK and Vodafone UK, combining their respective telecommunications operations to create the largest mobile operator in the country, subject to regulatory clearance.
- Advised DP World on a number of sensitive and strategically important employment matters, including senior executive and senior employee terminations, and other employment advisory issues.
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Nicola Rabson